Fifteen excavators being held as exhibits in an ongoing illegal mining case were on Friday, July 10, removed from the premises of the Enchi District Assembly by armed military personnel, in an operation that has sparked fresh concerns over the enforcement of court orders in Ghana's fight against illegal mining.
The Ghana Police Service has deployed thousands of officers across the country to participate in the two-day National General Cleaning Exercise, which commenced on Friday, July 10, as part of the government's efforts to improve environmental sanitation and reduce the risk of flooding.
Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has called on Ghanaians to adopt responsible sanitation practices, warning that indiscriminate waste disposal remains one of the major causes of flooding and environmental degradation across the country.
The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has arrested 10 suspected drug offenders following a major intelligence-led operation targeting alleged drug trafficking and substance abuse hotspots across Cape Coast in the Central Region.
The Government of Ghana has announced that 104 flood-prone and flood-affected locations across seven regions will be targeted during the nationwide clean-up exercise scheduled for Friday, July 10, and Saturday, July 11, 2026, as part of efforts to improve environmental sanitation and reduce the risk of future flooding.
The Government of Ghana has clarified that Friday, July 10, 2026, is not a public holiday, despite the nationwide closure of markets and shops for a two-day National General Cleaning Exercise ordered by President John Dramani Mahama following the devastating floods that recently affected seven regions.
Three officers of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) were injured after a demolition exercise targeting illegal structures behind the COCOBOD building at Adum, near the Asafo Overpass, turned violent on Wednesday, July 8.
Ghana Water Limited (GWL) has announced a 24-hour planned shutdown of the Dodowa Booster Station to carry out scheduled maintenance works aimed at improving the efficiency, reliability and long-term sustainability of water supply to several communities across the Greater Accra Region.
The Ghana Police Service has dismantled an alleged drug distribution network suspected of supplying narcotic-infused products to university students following a major intelligence-led operation across the Kumasi Metropolis in the Ashanti Region.
The Minister for the Interior, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has revealed that cocaine valued at more than US$350 million, which was seized by security agencies at Pedu Junction in Cape Coast, has been destroyed following authorisation by the courts.
